CHILDREN’S ACTIVITY Ages 4-7.
THINK What would Jesus want me to do? choose and match puzzle.
It’s easy for children to make choices if they know who Jesus Christ is, the perfect example for us to follow. They think about what Jesus would do and then follow. Examples, FEED pets, and READ scriptures.
Isaiah 2:5
“Walk in the light of the Lord”
Great for COME FOLLOW ME, Primary and Family Home Evening, Bible Study, and Activity Days
Little LESSON LIFESAVER Activity
THINK What would Jesus want me to do? choose & match puzzle
OBJECTIVE: The lesson helps children understand that he or she can choose the right by asking, “What would Jesus want me to do?” See LESSON IDEAS* below.
ACTIVITY: Choose and Match Puzzle
Help children match cards to the center card that reads, “Think: What would Jesus want me to do?”
PUZZLE ANSWERS: Say prayers Love others Visit the sick Help Mother Fed pets Read scriptures Pay tithing Share treats
TO MAKE:
1. Print or copy, color, and cut out the activity.
2. Place puzzle pieces in a plastic zip-close bag for each child to take home.
THOUGHT TREAT: Think WWJD Cookies. Decorate sugar cookies with frosting. Write or draw, using frosting in a tube, something they can do to follow Jesus (WWJD – What Would Jesus Do). Then have children think of what their cookie says, sharing with others ways to follow Jesus.
. . . MORE LESSON IDEAS . . .
For the THINK What would Jesus want me to do? choose and match puzzle
The above activity illustrates the Enrichment #1 activity in the lesson to learn What would Jesus want me to do? actions.
To add to and enhance the above lesson see Lesson 2 – Primary 2 Manual – CTR-A: I Can Choose the Right (HERE).
Do TALK and TELL:
TALK:
• Ask the children “Why is it hard to choose the right sometimes?” Ask them how they feel when they choose the RIGHT. Ask them how they feel when they choose WRONG.
TELL:
• Tell a story of a child who chose the wrong and didn’t feel peace.
STORIES. Go HERE for stories on Agency, Commandments, and Obedience
Examples. HERE are two rebus/picture stories on choosing the right and following Jesus).
• Explain to the children that even though it is sometimes hard to choose the right, we can be happy and feel peace when we do.
Have them sing the song “Dare to Do Right” or “Nephi’s Courage.” DOWNLOAD the visuals below to teach these songs (shown right).
